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Largest by population, Nebraska counties · 2010

The most populous us counties as of the 2023 estimates. This list covers the 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Douglas County, NENE606,460517,110+12%

02Lancaster County, NENE334,049285,407+14%

03Sarpy County, NENE208,303158,840+30%

04Hall County, NENE63,63358,607+9%

05Buffalo County, NENE51,17246,102+9%

06Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58636,970+0%

07Dodge County, NENE38,05736,691+1%

08Lincoln County, NENE33,30336,288+5%

09Madison County, NENE36,10634,876−1%

10Platte County, NENE35,64932,237+2%

11Adams County, NENE31,07131,364+1%

12Cass County, NENE27,65725,241+4%

13Dawson County, NENE24,45224,326−0%

14Gage County, NENE21,71122,311−3%

15Dakota County, NENE21,68721,006+4%

16Saunders County, NENE23,70220,780+5%

17Washington County, NENE21,30220,234+8%

18Seward County, NENE18,03216,750+2%

19Otoe County, NENE16,53115,740+2%

20Saline County, NENE14,99614,200+3%

21York County, NENE14,56413,665−6%

22Box Butte County, NENE10,49411,308−7%

23Red Willow County, NENE10,30711,055−3%

24Custer County, NENE10,50010,939−7%

25Colfax County, NENE10,93410,515+1%

26Holt County, NENE10,06710,435−10%

27Cheyenne County, NENE9,5289,998+2%

28Wayne County, NENE10,0209,595−3%

29Phelps County, NENE8,9949,188−6%

30Dawes County, NENE7,8589,182+1%

31Cuming County, NENE8,8239,139−10%

32Hamilton County, NENE9,6789,124−3%

33Cedar County, NENE8,3738,852−8%

34Knox County, NENE8,3358,701−7%

35Butler County, NENE8,5078,395−4%

36Keith County, NENE8,1008,368−6%

37Richardson County, NENE7,5308,363−12%

38Merrick County, NENE7,9057,845−4%

39Jefferson County, NENE7,0707,547−9%

40Pierce County, NENE7,3787,266−8%

41Nemaha County, NENE7,1027,248−4%

42Thurston County, NENE6,7526,940−3%

43Burt County, NENE6,6786,858−12%

44Antelope County, NENE6,3526,685−10%

45Clay County, NENE6,1706,542−7%

46Kearney County, NENE6,7906,489−6%

47Howard County, NENE6,5386,274−4%

48Stanton County, NENE5,7446,129−5%

49Dixon County, NENE5,6026,000−5%

50Fillmore County, NENE5,4585,890−11%

51Cherry County, NENE5,5615,713−7%

52Boone County, NENE5,3555,505−12%

53Sheridan County, NENE4,8095,469−12%

54Polk County, NENE5,2705,406−4%

55Thayer County, NENE4,8425,228−14%

56Johnson County, NENE5,2185,217+16%

57Morrill County, NENE4,4045,042−7%

58Furnas County, NENE4,5244,959−7%

59Nuckolls County, NENE4,1004,500−11%

60Valley County, NENE4,0944,260−8%

61Chase County, NENE3,7183,966−3%

62Kimball County, NENE3,3913,821−7%

63Webster County, NENE3,3363,812−6%

64Nance County, NENE3,2903,735−8%

65Harlan County, NENE3,0003,423−10%

66Franklin County, NENE2,7953,225−10%

67Sherman County, NENE2,9243,152−5%

68Brown County, NENE2,8263,145−11%

69Perkins County, NENE2,8492,970−7%

70Hitchcock County, NENE2,4672,908−7%

71Pawnee County, NENE2,5102,773−10%

72Frontier County, NENE2,6552,756−11%

73Greeley County, NENE2,1542,538−6%

74Boyd County, NENE1,6742,099−14%

75Garden County, NENE1,8042,057−10%

76Garfield County, NENE1,7102,049+8%

77Gosper County, NENE1,8032,044−5%

78Dundy County, NENE1,5682,008−12%

79Deuel County, NENE1,8621,941−7%

80Rock County, NENE1,2591,526−13%

81Sioux County, NENE1,1881,311−11%

82Hayes County, NENE821967−9%

83Keya Paha County, NENE792824−16%

84Wheeler County, NENE789818−8%

85Logan County, NENE669763−1%

86Hooker County, NENE686736−6%

87Banner County, NENE686690−16%

88Thomas County, NENE639647−11%

89Loup County, NENE570632−11%

90Grant County, NENE561614−18%

91McPherson County, NENE369539+1%

92Blaine County, NENE458478−18%

93Arthur County, NENE396460+4%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES